ye dil nahin nur ka hai shoala kisi ko is se zarar nahin hai
misal barq-o-sharar hai lekin mizaj barq-o-sharar nahin hai

hai ru-kash-e-aftab zarra baghair parda bila-wasila
wahan lagai hai aankh dil ne jahan majal-e-nazar nahin hai

haram se nikle talash-e-but mein buton se yaad-e-khuda pe bigdi
gharaz hum aawara-e-wafa hain kahin hamara guzar nahin hai

jo dekhne wale dekhte hain wo sunne walon se kya bataen
nazar ko zauq-e-zaban nahin hai zaban ko zauq-e-nazar nahin hai

azan ho naqus ya jaras ho muassar apni jagah pe sab hain
magar jahan main pahunch gaya hun wahan kisi ka asar nahin hai

wo nichi nazren thin dil ki talib wafa ne go jaan nazr kar di
magar asar jo sawal mein tha jawab mein wo asar nahin hai

sukhan mera kaif-e-dil hai 'natiq' wo qadr karte hain jo ho aashiq
nahin hai ye falsafa kitabi ye iktisabi hunar nahin hai